I meant a server dedicated to the database, but yes, I agree. Never said the web server had to be bare metal. I wonder if the misconception is from relying on

I meant a server dedicated to the database, but yes, I agree. Never said the web server had to be bare metal. I wonder if the misconception is from relying on managed database services. Maybe instead of installing their own database, they order one from a service provider like AWS or GCP. That would explain how they'd think that a database like Postgres would have to live on a different machine.